Construction of burner eor vapor-lamps



R. STEEL.

Gas Burner;

Patented Nov. 1, 1859,

UNITE STATES CONSTRUCTION OF BURNER FOR VAPOR-LAMPS.

Specification of Letters Patent No.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT STEEL, of Philadelphia, in the count-y of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Mode of Constructing a Self-Generating Fluid-Gas Lamp; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description of the same.

The nature of my invention consists in casting a solid piece of brass or copper, say two inches long by one inch wide at the top, and one and three fourths of an inch (1%) deep, tapering to the bottom to, say one half of an inch in diameter, and then bore a three eighths of an inch in.) hole from the bottom upward to within one eighth of an inch of the top, (or seat of the burner,) which will constitute the gas-generating chamber.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to clescribe its construction and operation:

In constructing my generator, as shown at A in section first in the accompanying drawings, which is the front View, I sink the center in a. circular manner as shown at letter' U, say one half of one inch deep, thereby raising a fiange F at both ends, and a seat for the burner N in the center, I then sink a groove H lengthwise in the flange F, (as shown in section second letter B, which is a sicle View of my generator) say one fourth of one inch 25,986, dated November 1, 1859.

at the outer ends, and one sixteenth of one inch (31g) by the burner. The fiame of the light playing in said groove H conducts sufficient heat into the chainber C, to generate gas as fast as the fluid is conducted into it through the wick I which is in pipe L, said wiek commencing, say one half of one inch below the generator A, and extending downward to the key or cock.

To light the lamp or generator, first, turn on the fiuid, for the space of twenty or thirty seconds, so as to saturate the wick; then turn it off again: now heat the generator quite hot by means of a spirit lamp, or a ball of sieve wire dipped into fluid. VVhen the generator is hot, turn the fluid on.

lVhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of a metallic gas generating chamber and burner, applicable to a lamp, chandelier or other gas fixture, for the purpose of generating Vapor or gas from burning fluid and consuming the same as fast as it is generated, thereby producing a. superior artificial gas light, as is described and particularly set forth in the specification.

Philadelphia May 5th 1859.

ROBERT STEEL. lVitnesses:

JosEPr-r F. MARCER, CHAs. N. SNYDER. 

